Stephen Madigan discusses a practice of narrative therapy that is primarily concerned with questioning the politics of identity making - of who has the story telling rights to the story being told in therapy.
The therapeutic discussion centres on close up questions/descriptions of anorexias present day tactics that are somehow helping her to 'remember to forget' the present counter-practices as well as her storied history of standing up and resisting anorexia domination and subjugation.
Stephen Madigan's paper argues how the practice implementation of Narrative Therapy from person to person, and place to place, can be viewed as radically different depending on what practice ideology and presuppositions a therapist inhabits.
Stephen Madigan reviews poststructuralist ideas in reference to the social location and discursive practices of problems.
Stephen Madigan offers a quick discussion on politics, privilege and what drew him towards narrative ideas and therapeutic practices.
The live Anti-anorexia narrative therapy session demonstrates how to slowly reinvigorate and remember previous anti-anorexic knowledges now somewhat restrained by the problem and presently - hidden from view.
Stephen Madigan's 2003 VSNT workshop slide presentation outlines (a few) of Michel Foucault's ideas that have a strong influence in the practice of narrative therapy - such as the relationship between power/knowledge, and the three modes of subjectification of the person.
Stephen Madigan's handout offers you a brief introduction to a few Anti-anorexia questions taken from his in patient ward hospital sessions back in 1994
Stephen Madigan starts off the session with David and his Mother Kim. One of David's nine brothers and sisters is watching the session off camera.
This rare 1991 interview clip captures Stephen Madigan interviewing Michael White about Gregory Bateson, Michel Foucault, the issue of power/knowlege and - how these ideas influence narrative therapy practice.
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